How much does T. & B. Containers Limited make?

T. & B. Containers Limited reported revenue of £29.6m and £523k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does T. & B. Containers Limited have?

T. & B. Containers Limited reported an average of 77 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is T. & B. Containers Limited profitable?

Yes — T. & B. Containers Limited reported a profit of £523k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 01327043 · Incorporated 25 Aug 1977

T. & B. Containers Limited

Registered name: T. & B. CONTAINERS LIMITED

Part of T. & B. Containers Holdings Ltd group

T. & B. Containers Limited made £29.6m revenue and £523k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

T. & B. Containers Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £29.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £523k profit and 77 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Boston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers SIC 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products

Status: Active
Location: Boston, East of England
Age: 49 yrs · since 1977
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£29.6m

Growth ▲18.2%

Profit

£523k

Growth ▲54.1%

Profit margin

1.8%

Gross 20.3%

Employees

Change ▲4%

Profit / employee

£6.8k

Revenue/employee £385k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£25.1m	£24.1m	£25.1m	£29.6m
Cost of sales	£19.4m	£19.4m	£19.8m	£23.6m
Gross profit	£5.7m	£4.7m	£5.3m	£6m
Operating profit	£1m	£442k	£573k	£714k
Profit before tax	£993k	£435k	£535k	£669k
Profit after tax	£706k	£295k	£339k	£523k
Profit (best available)	£706k	£295k	£339k	£523k
Staff costs	£3.8m	£3.4m	£3.7m	£4.2m
Employees (average)	85	74	74	77
Ratios
Profit margin	2.8%	1.2%	1.4%	1.8%
Gross margin	22.6%	19.5%	21.1%	20.3%
Revenue per employee	£296k	£326k	£339k	£385k
Profit per employee	£8.3k	£4k	£4.6k	£6.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼4%	▲4%	▲18.2%
Profit growth	—	▼58.2%	▲15%	▲54.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼12.9%	0%	▲4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.6m	£3.5m	£2.9m	£2m
Net assets	£6m	£6.3m	£6.6m	£7.1m
Fixed assets	£2.2m	£2.7m	£3.7m	£3.9m
Current assets	£11.8m	£11.6m	£11.8m	£11.1m
Debtors	£4.3m	£4.1m	£4.5m	£4.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £385k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £6.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲8%; Now £7.1m
Cash at bank: ▼32%; Now £2m
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 77
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £3.9m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

T. & B. Containers Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
T. & B. Containers Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £523k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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